GE P42 Genesis Phase Vb locomotives. Previous releases were
packaged with train sets. The P42 will be offered in two road
numbers (#61 and #80) for DC operation at $125.00 each, or
with factory installed DCC at $165.00 each.
Micro-Trains Line Co.
is selling a limited run
of Montana Rail Link 3-bay covered hopper cars in a 4-pack at
$137.95. The prototype of the 4427 cu ft grain hopper was built
by Pullman-Standard.
Micro-
Trains has
released
this 40’
double-
sheathed
wood-side reefer decorated for OREX-Boote’s Hatcheries. The
ready-to-run N scale car is priced at $26.95.
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The silver business car is decorated for BNSF #1. It was built by
Budd in 1952 for the then-president of the CB&Q Harry Murphy.
The car has had several names including CB&Q “Burlington” and
BN’s “Mississipi River.” Today it has been refitted and relabeled
with BNSF’s new “Swoosh” logo and the name of former BN CEO
Gerald Grinstein who was part of the merging of the BN and
ATSF into the BNSF. Features include dome roof antennas and
new name plates above the cars corrugated sides. Kato’s BNSF
business car #1 has an MSRP of $80.00.
Kato has introduced an N scale container picker. The North
American style vehicle features an adjustable lift crane that can
hold Kato’s 40’ and 53’ containers at both raised and lowered
positions.
For stability the
picker has a heavy
die-cast base. It is
available in either red
or yellow at an MSRP
of $25.00 each.
Later this month Kato
is scheduled to begin
selling individual
models of its N scale
MRH-Jan 2013
